Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-15


hand went up to his forehead with $
lghtning-like jerk, ana the Captain asked :;
'ls it possible, aud seven men to hang"
Great as WAS his apparent surprise, his
manifestation Of disappointment was
greater. "The only rematning course forus
TO pursue" said ne, sis bv tskirg the cas-
to the United States Supre court.
shall at once 90 before the Supreme
court at Ottawa and ask for time TO Sc,
cure cert fed transcript of the record
for presentation TO the Supreme court st
Washington. Such proceedings are rare,
but have no doubt of the courts decis-
ion on that point" and Captain Black
arose and paced the floor with long
strides, refusing to speak further.
NO GROUND FOR REHEARING
OTTAWA, Ill, Sept - The anarchists
had no counsel here to represent them
before the court, ss TIE decision was an
nouDCed, and no steps were tsken II their
behalf. They have fifteen days in which
to file q motion for rehearing, and thirty
days from the close Of the term to file &
petition in support thereof. This will
not sct as a stsy Of the sentence,
and they will have to show very
strong grounds before the court would
consent TO issue stay of execution until
8 rehearing could be had next term.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 1.-THE first Of
fetal information that reached here was
q telegram from the Court Clerk at
Ottawa to State's Attorneys Ctll:e say
ing "T1e anarchist case affirmed eX-
ecution November H."
MIR. Purcell, OF the States Attorney
office, ran at once to the j4ll with the
despatch. Following On his heels was a
messenger carrying s telegram for Au-
gust Spies that had been sent from
Ottawa bysn agent Of the anarchists. The
turnkey who took the despatch to cell
% and showed it through the bars
fingered 8 moment to see Whist effect it
would have on Spies. The anarchist took
the dispatch and glanced firmly at the
turnkey and then withdrew to the darker
end of the cell, In two or three minutes
he called gently to the old man who sis
as a death watch outside the barred door,
and asked him to hand the telegram 20
Parsons. From him it went to all the
others and last reached Neebe, VINO is
only under sentence Of imprisonment.
The newspaper men are
VIGOROUSLY SHUT OUT
from the condemned men and all Observa-
tons had TO be taken from tle outside of
the cage, about ten yards from the cell
doors. 1t could be dinly seen that each
of tbs condemned men made efforts at
GOODNESS. They took their seats at
their cell doors aad reed their
cigars and once Ltngg, the bomb
4
had been with them for az hour during
the morning, but sbout thirty minutes
before the news came they were all eX-
cIuded and the prisoners were locked up,
each alone by himself. Sheriff Mets31
had remained away from the jail. By his
orders, during the night the guards mad
all been doubled, Including the court
baiifs. There were twenty Of the SheT-
ifs men on duty, ten turkeys and guard
that are on regular duty at the all end
six patrolmen, who pstroIIed th9 outside
Captain Shack brought with him four de
tectives this morning VINO were stationed
in the Jail. He processes to experience
no uneasiness from snY attempts to breaE
in tn Jail aud says he has taken every
preCAuti)n.
STILL FULL CT HOPE.
| z CHICAGO, I'LL, Sept. Judge Gary
who presided at the trial of the anarchists
was surprised Uut OF his usual calm re
serve when the news of the decision
reached him on the bench where he wa
I hearing another case. When assured thai
the report was true he said, "Well, all
have got to say is that the verdict is
just one"
"Joseph r. Buchanan, socialist editor
who has charge of the anarchists defense
fund, seid should the State Suprem,
court refuse to grant an appeal
or the United States Supreme
court should not pass on the matte
/ in time to have their decision set s5
supercedeas before the date set for tn
execution of the sentence, application
will be made to g justice of the Unite,
States Supreme court for supercedeas. L
these processes fail an appeal to executiv
cIemency will be made. The petition
for clemency will be presented to Cover
nor Oglesby.
Mayor Roach this afternoon said tina
the police mad been directed to permit Il
meeting Of anarchists and allow no 1ncen
diary speeches to be made.
WHAT LAWYER FOSTER SAYS.
CHICAGO, ILL Sept. II w. A Foster
one of the lawyers for the defense at III
time Of the trial, said this evening the
Notwithstanding the talk of en- appeal t
the United States Supreme Court To
only hope now WSs in the mercy of Coy
ernor Oglesby. Mr.. Foster claimed I
have no douot Whatever that the sen
tence of four of the seven would be con
muted.
Upon what do you base that opir
ion?" was asked.
81 have reasons for believing that tn
eff GERS representing the prosecutio
would use their # Jrts TO bring abou
such results. have not only my opir
ion that that will be the case, but the
word for it."
(Which of the anarchists will hay
their sentences committed, If any,"
81 don't believe Samuel Fielden, Mic
ael Schwab or A. r. Parsons will ever
hanged, and very much doubt if Adolp
, Fiscaer will. As to the others, at pre-:
ent must confess 1t looks pretty blue.
"Why should those four be let G
easier than the others?"
"The testimony agafns. them was di
,, ferent, and their conduct and actions
, proved WAS such as to warrant q dife
. ence in punishment
HERR MOST FURIOUS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE news OF Il
affirmation by the Supreme court OF l
, inois of the decision OF the lower cou
i. in the case of the condemned Chicas